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Sometimes just developing great characters and throwng them into an interesting situation to see what happens is a good way to write a story. However, if your are writing a crime or detective story, you need to plot, since you generally have to work from the back forward - you have to seed the clues in through the story to arrive at the satisfying ending.
One thing I find very useful is to write my synopsis before I start writing the story. This shows you who your essential characters are, where the plot holes are, and keeps you on track. And of course, when you've finished, you've already got your synopsis out of the way.
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